Zeus: Master Of Olympus Announced

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Build, trade, battle, and toss some lightning around.

By IGN Staff

Impressions Games is at it again. This time around they are giving ancient Greece a go with their next city building game Zeus: Master of Olympus. This game will follow in the tradition of great games like Caesar 3 and Pharaoh although this time around they are hoping that Zeus will appeal to more casual gamers with easy to learn gameplay and tasks that can be completed within an hour.

Master of Olympus will be filled with heroes, monsters, gods, and other goodies from ancient Greek mythology and history. As with other games in Impressions' city building lineup, you'll need to trade, practice your diplomatic skills, and slap around the silly people foolish enough to mess with your budding country.

"Zeus: Master of Olympus is designed to be fun for strategy gamers of all levels," said Chris Beatrice, director of design and development at Impressions Games. "Most goals can be completed in under an hour, and players have a lot of choice about how to develop their city-state. Even people who don't normally play computer games should get a big kick out of this."

It will be your job to guide the growth and expansion of city-states like Athens and Sparta by building colonies, invading neighbors, and bringing in heroes to smite all of the monsters plaguing the countryside. Heck, you'll even be able to bring down the wrath of the gods upon unsuspecting enemies.

Sounds like great fun to us. Having god-like power over innocent little peons is always entertaining though. Keep an eye out for more info on Zeus: Master of Olympus soon.